LAFAYETTE, La. – Prairie Elementary was placed on a soft lockdown because of police activity near the school Thursday morning.
According to a spokesperson for the Lafayette Parish School System, police were working in the vicinity so a lockdown was initiated as per safety protocols.
Police had a foot pursuit in the area, stated Cpl. Bridgette Dugas, spokesperson for the Lafayette Police Department.
The lockdown has since been lifted.
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